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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-03-04
LOCAL NEWS.
| next Tuesday.

Election next Tuesday.
Look ont for change in railroad time which
goes into effect to-day.
The price of milk for March has been fix
ed at four cents per quart by the dairy
men.
Stock Of the West Jersey Railroad com
pany is now bringing sol per share at
public sale
The vendue season is at its height, and
farmers are kept busy attending the va
rious sales.
Preston Steward will, the coming year,
occupy the farm lately purchased by Chas.
+. Allen, on the road to Sharptown
In 1886 1903 O5l passengers were carried
over the Woodstown and Swedesboro rail
road as compared with o., SOC in 1885.
Old fisherman believe that shad will be
running lively by the beginning of April.
They declare that all the signs point to an
early spring
The West Jersey Railroad Company has
lust declared an annual dividend of three
per cent The freight extension in Sa-
lem is estimated to cost 500, 600
The quarterly meeting of the Salem Co.
Protective Association No. | was held last
Monday afternoon at McAllister's Hall.
No business of public importance was
transacted
To-day, March 4th is the day for quar-
terly payments to United States pensioners,
and the recipients OF government bounty
are presenting themselves before the mag
istrates Nih their vouchers to be ex-
ecuted.
\ change in the ra iroad time table went
into effect this morning. We give the re-
vised timetable at the head of our local
page The only trains affected ON our
road is the early morning train up, which
leaves at G. 81 instead of T. 81, and the
afternoon train up. which now goes at
l. % instead orl OF.
The extensions which the West Jersey
Railroad is building or has in comtempla-
tion will cost a pile of money. Good
Judges estimate that $780, 900 VIII not
cover the cost of the freight extension IN
Salem. The company is considering the
extension of their road to the heart OF
Bridgeton which will cost another 500, 600
while the branch from Manumnskn TO the
oyster grounds on the Bay shore will pro-
badly require 5000, 600 to build.
Some time ago pancoast X Lippincott
recovered Judgment against Townsend
Green, o Newtown, and levied upon a
cook stove at Green's house, for the pur
chase OF vi ich the debt was contracted.
Townsend removed the stove in the night
and got it beyond the constable's reach
aud went over to Cumberland county.
Constable Coles, who had the execution,
Immediately swore ont warrant against
Green for interfering with his process, and
on his return, last saturday, tnek him into
custody. He was given hearing before
Esquire Holmes and bound over to Court.
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Sales.

The sale of Henry A. Richmau's personal
property last week amounted to about
$1,000.
William B. Htchner, of Elmer, has
bought the late Dubois property, for
So 800.
Mrs. n. b. Foster will sell tomorrow
week, at.her residence on Marlton street.
a variety of household goods and other
ehattels.
f.. Lloyd, administrator, sold at public
sale on Saturday. the brick hotel property
at Alloway, to Thomas Bell, Of Orange.
n. j., for $500.
Sheriff Kelly, ON Saturday, sold the
farm of John G.. IIummell, in Upper Al
loway'S Creek township, containing 80
acres, to William S. Clark, for $3.50.
John S. Elwell has purchased the farm
at Yorktown. lately owned by Wilbert
Richman, and which was sold by the as
sgnees of Ewalt Richman to Dir. Wiley,
of Salem, recently.
Sheriff Packer Of Gloucester county, re
Gently sold the Ewanville saw mill, water
power and tract of land attached thereof
to VIM. a. Morgan for $4,000. 1t was
seized as the property of Thos. NJ. Barnett.
Charles II. Rchman, having sold his
farm will relinquish the farming business
and move into the Borough, occupying the
dwelling two doors below the NJ. T..
church. On the 18th instant he will sell
off his stock of horses. cattle and farming
implements, of which he has a large sup
ply of good quality, and worth the at
tentioE of prospective purchasers.
Reuben Woolman, executor of Mary
Ann Woolman. deceased, will sell to-mor-
row in front of Joshua Moore's store, in
North Woodstown, that handsome and
convenient modern built residence in North
Woodstown, opposite tile Bacon academy
grounds, where Mrs. Wooman formerly
resided. The property is in every way a
desirable one and there will doubtless be
lively competition for its ownership.
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renperance notes.

Mrs. John Mats, president of the W. c.
r. L. of Swedesboro. has been confined to
the house with sickness for several weeks.
The members of the w. c. T. L. and of
the Y. w. C. T. L will unite in their gospel
temperance meeting to be held at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday evening
at six O'Clock. All are invited to attend.
The Young Women's Christian Temper
ance Union will hold social at their rooms
next Monday evening, which will probably
be as good as preceding entertainments of
the kind given by this active temperance
organization have always been.
Rev. ]. II. Hector, OF Washington, D..
c.. Il colored temperance orator of national
reputation will address the citizens of
Salem on the temperance question, at the
Rink, on next Monday evening, at s
o'clock. He comes under the auspices of
the w. c. I. L., and is represented As an
able and interesting speaker
Mrs. Angelo Crippcn-Davis, prominent
worker in the w. {. 7. L. and |. q. q. r.,
who has the highest testimonials to her
ability and efficiency from Miss Frances
Willard and other temperance workers,
will give course OF lectures next week
under the auspices OF the w. &. L. L. at
Mullica Hill. These lectures will continue
during the week and will be given i'll Null
lica Hin and vicinity. We regret that our
MuIlca Hill correspondent did not furnish
us with the date and place of the first lee
tarc and also the others il they have been
fixed npon.
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w. j. r.. II. Annual Meeting.

The stockholders of the West Jersey
Railroad ard lateral lines held their an
nual meetings in Camden on Tuesday. The
old Boards of Directors and present Of
ficers We're reelected. The twenty-ninth
annual report showed that the operations OF
the company during the past year had been:
Earnings, $1,352, 45S.OG; expenses, $780,
1874. 10; net earnings, s503 ,273.93. The bal
ance to be transferred to the credit of the
profit and loss account, after the payment
of all interest and dividends, is 1929, 4S3. AZ.
The number of individual passengers
carried over the West Jersey system in
1886 was $3.50, Al, an increase of 150,9ll
over the previous year. The number of
tons of freight transported was 504, COG. an
Increase of 36. 564 tons. The annual report
of the West Jersey Express Company is as
follows: Gross receipts, 800, 1860, an in
crease Of s1195.12; expenses, $50. 944.26,
an increase of $685.. 76; net earnings, S51, :
OH SO. Il decrease of 81, 471.04. The net
earnings of the Woodstown and Swedes-
boro road were 81, $685. of the Salem
road, s5.9lT.9S.
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LIST OF SALES

Mar. 5th--In front of Joshua Moorc's store,
Woodstown. house and lot Of Mary
Ann Woolman, decd by ReuDeh
Wooiman, executor.
-" ,1h-Pcrsonal property Of Qninton kcas-
by, salem.
" sth-personai property of Harry katcs,
Picsgrove, near W oodstown
9th-navid Dean, near Wing Lane
aih.-Chares Il. Robinson, near sharp
town.
atll--Personal property of Ephraim Pad
gett, l.. \. Creek.
afh--iIenry H. sibbett, near Manina.
eth A. Gardner, Wing Lane.
l0th--Personal property OF smith l..
Sickler, Warrington, near Marshall
vile.
I0lh--Sol. johnson, Piiesgrove.
l0th--persona property of James
Coombs, decd, Upper PittsgroNe.
nth-Aiayhew Sparks Jr, Huntington
illh--Jos. Nj. weathcrby, near Woods
town.
l2th-Naomi H. Foster Woodstown.
lith--Ch as H. Richman, near Woods
town.
. l4th-Persond property OF Andrew Mills.
l.. A. Creek.
l5th-Personal property OF William
Drummond, Warrington near Mar
ShaIlyile
8. I5th-Wm. Drummond, Warrington.
lGth-Morrs Peak, Sharptown.
. l6th-Pers0nal property OF u. FRANK
lIoime, Elsinboro.
I7th-personai properly of John llawn,
salem.
" Isth-wm. \. Casper, l.. F. Neck, near
salem.
l9h--Elnst Becker, W oodstown
2lsf-Reeve Counsellor, Elsinboro
22d-tieo. Il. Evans, near Cohansey J. %.
CALVIN 4. billiard. assignee John Wi
tar, salem.
Anr lGih-A ~Sgnecs sale real estate, \. NJ.
Royal, near Aldine
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4Nacried.


FF.--On Thursday, Feb. Il
1881 by Rev. W. T.. Cornwall. MIR. T.. :. Van
leer and Miss Wilhemine F RIM, all OF Woods
town.
OSBORN = SHELDoN,-on February 2sd,
1887. at the NJ. +. parsonage, Canton, by Rev.
}. Il. " hilton. Mr.. John NJ. Osborn and Miss
Jennie sheldon, both of Irid@eion.
KELLEY-CAsII.-On Feb. I'D. 1857, al II.
Mary's (Catholiel Church. Salem. \. j., by
Rev. Father Duggan, Mr.. Thomas Kelley and
Miss Mary, daughter nt Morris Cash, both Of
Warrington, Salem county, y. J.
HUBERT-PEITZ.-At salem, on Tuesday,
Feb. 22d, 1887, by the Rev. W V. Louderbough,
Mr. Ernst I. >hubert and Miss MARY y. PETIT,
both of salem.
ROt;E - BROW N.-Feb. ed, 1887, at the
residence of the brides parents. salem. by Rev.
{. NJ Perkins. Elmer Ellsworth Rogers, oi
Warrington. and Carrie, daughter of Daniel
W. Brown, of Salem.
kEEN-UHIAND.-I Bridgeton, Feb.
10Th. Mr.. Charles Kern. of MOnroev Vile, and
Miss Lizzie Inland, of Bridgeton.
ROBINSON WENTZ.-o ON Feb. 18th. by
Rev. g. II. Tnllis, Alonzo Robinson. OF Mon
ROCKVILLE, and Miss Clara Wentz, of Friendship.
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NENDJE
wHl he sold Al public sale, on
MONDAY. MARCH 7, 1887,

At The residence Of the subscriber, On
QUINToN AVENUE. SALEM, y. j.,
The following personal property, viz;
STOCK head OF horses. brown horse
Duke, coming years old. Patchen stock, good
size and a good roadster: s0iiel horse, > pairs
mules. large pair, the others medium sized. q
good team on the farm or road u head OF dait7
COWS, some with calves By their sides, some
new mixers ana some 10 ctive in May or June.
these are an extra lot of cows having selected
them for my use; ! full-blood Holsteiii
bull coming. wears old from Resybald'S herd
fnli-biood Jersey COW.
WAGONS, MACHINERY, IMPLEMENTS.
&e.-Market wagon. with pole and shafts; milk
wagon, buggy, " eSi \ Green : make; plaIafa-
ton wagons, heavy wagon, low wheel
wagon, : carts and harness, Bnekeye mower
" heat drill, horSeFtke. Bissell plow, Collins
pillow, for meadow; & Chew plows. large size,
small size; gangplows, I. fallowharrowS !
small harrow, 4iron euliivatOTs double ploW
1 TIRES hing machine lever power: sod cutter
cornsheier, fanniill, clover picker, road scoop.
grina>fonc, tomato rack, carries 70 baskets; :
lime Bodies. > sets shelSings, cedar ladder.
30 feet long: do, 10 feet long: commencement
cornmarker, cross cut saw, > pork tubs, ham
lup' nay rope, Ios cotlIs, hatrl ssdes aiS pu'
tom boards, set OF wood swings, patent beam.
weighs 800 pounds: dung forks, Scoops. hand
rake, hay forks, water key, halfbushel anu
half-peck measures, stalk knives. corn hoes,
> X Tiger corn stalk ti@htenefS and RanT other
articles not mentioned.
HARM ESS-4 sets half chain gears, set SIM
gle harness, sets cart harness, sets nynetN,
rope lines &c.
dRAIN-5oo bushels Of corn. in the ear, 20
pounds per huShei; aH bushels seed 1ate. ~
bushels Peerless potatoes, 10 tons Of upland
hay.
Hot SEb0I.D coo Large hat rack v it'll
glass: besisiead. chitd-S good. strong express,
With shafts for dog ar goat. I ehild's VeIoei-
pede
Also breeding house, l0xss large number
OF glitss, tight roof and floor easily heated;
lot Of chicken eoops. in good order.
sale to commence at II o clock NJ. livery
thing Viii he sold. A. | have rented my farm
CoNDfTl0Ns.-Nll sums under $40 es,sh; ali
sums over $40 credit Of month will be given
by giving note with approved security II RI
qnircd. payable at salem National iiaHk
QTINTfiN kEASBEN-
" a. casper, Anctioneer.
D. r. Wood Jerk. Feh.Z'72t
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Obilu ary.

Rev. John s. Gaskill. presiding elder OF
the Camden District of the Methodist Con-
ference, died Tuesday afternoon, at his re-
sidence on Benson Street, above broadway.
Camden. lie was born on July %, 1880,
IN Bridgeport, Gloucester County, and was
As years of age. He was educated at the
High School, Swedesboro, and was convert
ed at Pennsgrove camp-meeting, August
IS, 1862, and licensed as an exhorter in
1866. His first charge after he was ordain-
ed was IIancock's Bridge Church, this
county. He filled various other pulpits,
and in 1885 was appointed presiding elder of
the Camden District from Asbury Park.
On February 81 he was striker with paral :
ysis and never recovered consciousness.
lie leaves widow and five children.
His funeral will take place today.
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ing taken the contents Of this deadly cup
tears Of gratitude rolled down his cheek
and he thanked Inc times over for the
word had spoken Is not that enough
for you to see what you can do? Let your
mind turn to the different young men Of
your acquaintance: is there not one Of the
number victim 70 this curse; cannot you
say to them Come with us, We will do you
good?'' w hen you started this branch of
work ! have seen crowds of young men
stand under your ndOws to listen Ia the
beautiful hymns y0H should sing. Your
influence then was being felt, you were
casting bread upon the waters, the re-
ward for which in due time, If ye faint not
yc shall reap. Gradually these young men
would come into your meetings. Make it
a point to urge them always to come in.
a young man once said to me after he had
broken a solemn pledge, Had it not been
for the kind, sympathetic words given me
by some young ladies should never tried
to do better" There is a responsibility
then resting upon you individually
this matter to yourself, what if it was
your brother? Feel always that your place
and your work cannot be done by another.
These young men are ever watching to see
if you lack IN interest, and if you are look
ing for their welfare. They may not seem
at first to appreciate your kindness, but in
ilnence mH be felt and how we should al
ways exert it for good. See to this young
ladies that you are always ready to res
cue the perishing Remember the battle
is to be fought. VIII you be on the win
ming side? do feel that the safety Of the
county depends upon the young. Shall
each member Of the y. ". c. T. [. be
alive to their duty. | find you are just at
the close of your first year. | can look
around and see that il has been largely
successful. Thank God thea and take
courage. Your worthy President asks
that each member shall sign again for
the coming year. Let this year far exceed
the last. The harvest indeed is plenteous
Let each young lady be then as requested
ready next Monday night to enlist again in
this grand white ribbon army. Let every
honorary member attach his name to this
pledge with feeling Of pride, and set HIM
self to work that scores of other young
men may fail into line and help this noble
cause along. Let the cry arise from the
multitude God bless the ~ s.
INTEREST
Wuodstnwn March LIST. 1885,.
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our Letter RON.


My DEAR You've LADIES OF THE \.
w. c. 7. I'll have often looked in the
columns of the MONITOR for something
from the Young Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, but as there was nothing
especial presumed You were all too busy
to report hat you were doing. Becoming
especially interested | wendell my way to
your beautiful room to see what yOu might
be doing for your fallen brothers. There
were not very many out the evening speak
of, and as the revival services were in pro
gress concluded you were attending these
means of Grace, which | fully endorse.
believe it is the duty of every christian to
attend to the duties of his or her church
While we are doing this We certainly should
be strengthened in our work, and go about
it with more earnestness than ever before
While am in entire sympathy with every
temperance organization, | do feel that to-
day it is an honor for you to be enrolled
as a member of TIE y. W. c. 7. [. | say
honor for such belive it to be. You have
a work that none other can do" Young
ladies it is the word that you can drop that
will influence the Young men. From you
it is taken kindly, aud ofttimes allowed to
sink deep into the heart, if not needed yet
not forgotten. Nothing so stirs the heart
of young man who has fallen low in the
depths of sin, as the interest some pure
Young girl has taken in him: tears have
often been shed by men at the pleasant
word from woman. In conversation W it'll
a man not long since about this grand and
glorious work said he, ''the Us of Woods
town can do more toward saving the yonng
men Gin my estimation) than any other or
.anization. He expressed himself as its
firm friend. That man has not always
been temperance man either. Young
ladies let me urge you to action. How
many young men during the past year have
you tried to saves How many fallen have
you tried to lift mp by kind word or deed9
In speaking to Young man about his hay-
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Fine rock and perch fish are now in tho
market
An adjourned term of Court will be held
in Salem tomorrow.
A number of Pittsgrove farmers joined
the County Beard Of Agriculture at it's
last meeting here.
A late train from Bridgeton to Philadel-
phia will be put on, commencing to-day.
1t will leave Bridgeton at STOP. NJ.
The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific
circle, of WoodStown, have secured the
services OF the distinguished scientist,
Grace Anna Lewis, who will deliver a
conrse of lectures in this place some time
next month. Notice Of time and place will
be given later.
Stacy lTazelton of the firm of Halde-
man Il llazclton, doing general store
business at Ilarrisonville, and who has,
since the death of the senior partner, con-
Quoted the business under the old name.
has succumbed to financial embarrassments,
and his stock and property has been levied
on by Sheriff Packer.
Through the Land of the Gar is the
title Of an illustrated lecture which will be
given by Rev. b. 7. johnson in the Presby-
terrain church, Friday evening, March
18th. This tour through Russia will be
an extension Of the journey begun in the
former lecture. The audience will be con-
Quoted from Archangel overland to Mos
cow and thence to st. Petersburg. The
wonders Of the trip will he set forth by
eighty sciopticon views.
Personal.
Mrs. Jonathan Webster, Of East Lake.
is seriously i'll.
Miss Lizzie Mouncc. of Pittsgroye. has
been visiting her friend, Emma Crispn, in
Woodstown this week.
Allen Wallace. Of Swedesboro. formerly
n resident of Woodstown, is book keeper at
the Swedesboro Glass Works.
Rev Chester Bridgeman has purchased
a residence at Bordentown, n. j., and will
remove there with his family this spring.
r. p. .Janvier. for many years postmaster
of New Castle Del, with w. W Robbins,
one of Bridgeton's leading merchants We're
in town yesterday.
VIM. J. Boynton, representing the Inter
national Tract and Missionary Society of
the denomination of Seycnth-day Adj
ventists, took possession of the house on
Broid street. formerly occupied by w.
VI. Stevens, yesterday.
We had the pleasure during a visit to
Woodbury. on Monday afternoon of calling
upon Rev J. +. Wilson, who with his fam
lily are highly regarded and much missed
in orr Borough. Mr.. W. is much pleased
with his Woodbury. residence. His daugh-
ter, Miss Helen, is actively engaged in
the local temperance work as was her
wont when in Woodstown.
Rev j. c. Crate and wife, of Elmer,
We're the recipients Of a surprise visit from
large number of friends last week, and
many substantial presents were received.
Mr.. Crate has never fully recovered from
the effects Of the severe stroke of paraE
sis of two or three years ago, and is dis
abled from the active work of the minis
try, but has by no means lost his place in
the hearts and remembrance of his form
or parishioncrs and friends in many local
tiles.
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salem Politics.

The issue in the Salem municipal cleo
ton this spring will be license or no license.
Messrs. Hoover and ltornblower, the Re-
publican candidates for Council are both
pronounced no-license men and their cleo
ton will insure a no-license majority in the
Council. 1t will be a square fight unless
the Democrats take up no-license candi-
dates of their own, in which case it will be
a walk-oyer--for temperance. The contest
will be watched with great deal Of inter
est and the MONITOR will hail 4 no-license
victory with rejoicing.
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Wuodstown. Ma



The Eridgeton Rink has been sold and viii
lac converted intoa canning factory.
over one hundred persons haze been con
verified at the I.aurcl Hill VI 7. church.
Brooks Bros sold eighteen head Of horses al
their sale in Woodbury. recently. at prices
ranging from slgj To s2i5
\ considerable number OF Ifalians arc aIriv-
ing from New York city at Mr.. {. H. Lands
Office AT Ninei'ind, in quest of farming lands
ON Friday night the Republicans OF Deer
field held an indignation meeting ana burned
ASsemblyman Hawkins in efliey. for boltin9
>ewell for senator.
y large audience gathered in the Camden
Court House on Tuesday evening, ut II Prohib-
ition mass meetingthe speakers al which were
Mrs F, H. Carr and Frank smith, OF Fridge
ton.
steward " hittalser, OF The Cumberland Co
almshouse, recently put 4 number of able
bodied men at work in The yard, wherenpon
several of them suddenly discovered that they
were able 10 take care Of themselves and left
the institution.
The Improvements ON the Newbold tract. nj
WestFille are being pushed rapidly. The an-
derbru>h has been cut of. They are now
grading the streets and filing mp the meadows,
bitches viii be opened and the low land
drained. several thousand shade trees will be
planted, The woods will he trimmed. and pic
mic ground arranged.